Fabric canopy support



June 21, 1932. l J. H BONNET 1,863,963

FABRIC cANoPY SUPPOBT Filed Aug. 14, 19,31

Patented .lune 21d, 1932 UNITED s'rfnaisA PATENT OFFICE JAMES n. BONNET, oF CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS FABRIC cANoPY SUPPORT l Application filed August 14, 19.31.` Serial No. 557,143.

to the mechanical construction of the benchv with the overhanging support. This invenl of the support with the method of attaching thereto theelements of the covering.

An object of the invention, therefore, is to provide an improved fabric canopy support i Which may be readily assembled and disassembled, with convenient means for attaching thereto a fabric roof member and a drop member.

Additional advantages of the construction will be apparent from the following detailed description thereof taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, in Which- Fig. 1 is a vertical section through the construction.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary detail view in plan of the front and back connecting means for connecting the roof fabric to the supporting;

arms.

Fig. 3 is a section illustrating the construction of the front connecting means for connecting the roof fabric -in place.

Fig. 4 is a view of the rear of the supporting arms with the connecting means shown' ber on the support, a vertical standard having a removable arm, the several arms forming a roof support. It 1s unnecessary, therefore, to duplicate the units, it being under` tion is confined to the details of construction' stood that they are assembled as shown in the copending application.

With special reference to the construction disclosed in the drawing of the present case,

1 indicates the collapsible ysupport unit, 2 the 50 section of the bench supported by the unit,

and 3 the standard held in vertical position by the: support, said standard being connected to the support by sockets 4. 'The standard `is given rigidity in a lateral direction by one or more brace members 5 connected to the supy port at one end and to a spike construction 5 -at the other end, it beingvunderstood that the spike is driven into the ground to support the standard. The standard 3 carries at its 60 upper end an arm 7 The arm 7 is formed with a tubular` socket 8, a bracing web 9 extending forwardly from the socket and a web 10 extending rearwardly from the socket. The arm 7 is preferably formed from a tubue5 lar piece of pipe having the rear extremity flattened at 11 and the forward end ilattened at 12. A lever 13 that is U-shaped in crosssection is pivoted to the extremity of the web 10 at 14. A U-shaped bail 15 has its arms piv- 70 oted at 16 to the vlever 13 and has its upper end turned over to forma curved portion 17. There is a' similar connecting construction at the forward end of the arm 7 and, since the `parts correspond substantially in function and in construction, similar reference nu- -merals have been applied thereto.

rlhe roof fabric 18 comprises a longitudinal strip of cloth that is stretched across the several arms 7 of the completed construction 80 VVandis held inplace in connection with the arms 7 releasably. In order to connect the roof section wit-h the arms, the roof Vsection is provided with a series of rods 19 that are mounted longitudinally of the front and rear* edges of the roof section. kThe rods 19 have ydownturned extremities 20 that lit into openings in the flattened faces of the members 11 and 12, respectively. The rods are held in place insaid openings by engaging the curved sections of the bails 15 over the top face of the rods 19 adjacent to the downturned eX- tremities, and the levers 13 operated to lock or latch the rods in position. In order to facilitate the adjustment of the latch construction, the roof section is cut out at 21 adjacent to the extremity of the rods 19.

In order to support the rear drop 22 of the canopy covering, along the rear longitudinal edge of the roof section there is provided a series of eyes 23 with cooperating snaps 24 supported alongthe upper margin of the drop.v V1in order to holdthe vdrop'in place, the drop is provided with spaced connecting means in the form of strip snaps 25,

releasably held in place by said bails when the levers are in locked adjustment.

5. A fabric canopy support comprising in combination a standard, an arm removably supported by the standard, a roof section comprising a flexible Wall, a series of rods enclosed in the roof sectionalong the front and rear marginal edges thereof and adapted to be connected at the front and rear edges thereof to said arm, and releasable clamp de- Vices for connecting the rods With said arm.

JAMES H. BONNET.

thus lholding the lower section -Aotthe-reardrop vertically against the baclr'of the bench construction.

I am aware that the invention maybe modified in numerous particulars Without departure Lfrom the "spiriti-and scope' thereof,l but What I claim and desire tosecureby Letters the upperend of said standardfsai'dfarm having a pair of openings in each -end thereof, a roofvsection supported by the Iarm, a

longitudinal seriesof rods 7enclosed in theY roofI section and having downturned .extremities seating in sai'd openings, and a releasable latch device carried at the rontfand rear ends 'of said arm for clamping said `rods to hold Vsaid extremities insaidfop'enings.

s v 2. `In a constructionof the class described,

the combination' of a standard,=an :arm supported thereby,a'rroof section comprising'a rectangularsheetofrfabric, a series of rods enclosed inthe roof 'section along the front and rear marginal edgesthereof.` andadapted to connect at the front and rear ends -of said arm, and a re'leasable clamp device for holdning-said rods in connection -Withsaid arm.

f 3. In a constructionof the 'class described,

s an armconstitutinga roof supportfa'pivoted lever at each end ofgsaid armfa` bailf con- --nected With each of-said-levers, saidibai'ls having an overturned upperportion,'andy a flexible rooffsection having a pluralityf'of Y rods., supported lby the iiexible roofV *section along the frontv and r'ear margins thereofand fsaidbailsfwhen the leversiar'e in lockedf'adjustment. t f1; In a constructionof the class described, an arm constituting a roof support,`vvebs at sachend of said arm, a'lever pivoted to said Webs and adaptedV to be moved'tofaflatched and 'unlatc'hed position, `a"'bai-l conn'ected With each of said levers, said bails having 4an overturned upper portion, land aflexible'roof jsection having'fa plurality of rodssu'pport'ed @bythe-flexible roof section along the fro'nt -`:and rear margins thereofan'd adaptedfto be 

